In our coverage of the Dental Defence Union (DDU) Educational awards in BDJ volume 203 issue 11 (
The winner in the category DCP Teacher of the Year was Jane Holt from Leeds Dental Institute, whose presentation described a six-step decision making pathway for DCPs confronted with an ethical dilemma. Speaking about her win, Jane said 'Im honoured to be nominated for this award by my students but I'm also fortunate to work in a team with such enthusiasm for dental education.'
In the category Vocational Teacher of the Year, the winner was Anne Milarvie from the Yorkshire Deanery. 'I am really flattered to have been selected for this award which recognises and encourages the efforts and passion of all VT teachers in helping to develop the next generation of dentists,' said Anne. 'Vocational training is such an important phase in a dentist's career, as it is at this point that the technical education they have been taught as students is integrated with the practicalities of general practice and all that this entails.'
The judges were impressed by the quality of the presentations made by all the finalists. The runner up in the DCP Teacher category was Judy Fraser from the School of Professionals Complementary to Dentistry, Portsmouth, with Catherine Brady from the Oxford Deanery the runner up in the VT Teacher category.
